PHE Risk Factors Intelligence has produced a slide set presentation of trends in children’s body mass index 2006/07-2016/17 using National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) data. It shows that the proportion of children in Year 6 (aged 10-11 years) with severe obesity
has reached the highest point since records began and that stark health inequalities continue to widen. It also shows an upward trend of excess
weight, obesity and severe obesity in Year 6 children; a downward trend of excess weight, overweight, obesity and severe obesity in Reception age
boys; and a downward trend of underweight in Reception age boys and girls, and Year 6 girls.

The PowerPoint slides present key data and information on the trends in child body mass index from the NCMP in clear, easy to understand charts and
graphics. They show overall trends in obesity, overweight, excess weight, severe obesity and underweight prevalence over time. The slides can be
downloaded and used freely with acknowledgement to Public Health England. The slides are also available to download from the PHE Obesity Intelligence KHub Public Library

The NCMP Local Authority Profile online data tool https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/national-child-measurement-programme for child obesity for England was updated on 9 January
2018. This annual update adds data for the academic year 2016 to 2017 at local authority (LA) level. It also includes a new 'severe
obesity' indicator, not reported on separately before. Severely obese children are at risk of developing a number of serious acute and chronic
health problems. These children therefore pose a significant concern in terms of their health and well-being, and may require the provision
of specialist services. Although in relative terms the prevalence of severe obesity is low, in absolute terms this represents a large number
of children nationally (14,787 Reception children and 22,646 Year 6 children). Severe obesity prevalence in children has strong associations
with ethnic group, deprivation and sex and there is significant variation in prevalence across the country.

The NCMP tool displays prevalence of obesity, overweight, healthy weight and underweight at local, regional and national level over time, for children
in Reception (aged 4 to 5 years) and Year 6 (aged 10 to 11 years). Users can compare LA data by region or between 'CIPFA nearest neighbours'
(LAs with similar characteristics). The tool also presents inequalities in obesity prevalence by sex, deprivation and ethnic group by LA.
In addition trend data for England, for obesity prevalence and overweight (including obese) prevalence in boys and girls has been brought together
in one place. A short statistical